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small medium large TERM 2 LESSON PLANS (OCT. 13-DEC.19) This term will add ACT vocabulary and ACT Prep practice tests to our activities. Both will give added practice to my students getting ready to take the ACT. I also have full practice tests available to students to use when finished with classroom activities or before school. The more practice, the better the score! ACT Dates: 10/25;12/13;2/07/09;4/04/09; WEEK 1(OCT. 13-17) MONDAY-Last week during exams, I gave 3 handouts for students to read and highlight:"McCarthyism and Joe McCarthy","The Madness Across the Atlantic", and "The Salem Witch Trials Chronology of Events". We are discussing the contents of these today.Students should keep these articles in their notebooks for reference during this unit on The Crucible. TUESDAY- Today in class we are discussing the lives of the real people who are portrayed in Arthur Miller's The Crucible. We will also read Emily Dickenson's poem #1583 about witchcraft and discuss the implications of her poem in relation to the articles from Monday. WEDNESDAY/Thursday-handout study questions for Act 1 of The Crucible. We will start reading the play in class along with listening to the audio cd of Act. 1 FRIDAY-Vocabulary and ACT prep test: Handout of vocabulary terms to be completed by next Friday; Work on ACT test prep 1 in class. Vocabulary packet will be due next Friday. The remainder of class will be used to discuss answers on last weeks work on the first practice test. WEEK OF OCT. 20-24 MONDAY - PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE DAY: 11:00-3:00 AND 3:30-7:00 TUESDAY - "do now" -analogies - overhead ACT 1 QUESTIONS ARE DUE ANSWERED AND READY FOR DISCUSSION. We will discuss each question fully today. WEDNESDAY - VOCABULARY 1 TEST Students will start reading Act 2 of The Crucible after finishing vocab. test while others finish the test THURSDAY - do now - analogies : ACT REVIEW:strategies and answers to test 1 Friday - do now - analogies ACT review - Students will get another group of Vocab. words and excercises to complete by next Friday. ACT practice test 1 - we will work on these today in class as time allows. WEEK OF OCT. 27-31 DO NOWS - Each day - beginning of class-analogies MONDAY- We will finish discussing Act 1 of The Crucible today and start listening to Act 2 from the cd of the play. Students should read at home what was covered in class and answer the questions that pertain to what was covered in class. TUESDAY-Thursday- We will discuss what was read in class yesterday from Act 2 and then continue listening and discussing the rest of Act. 2. Students should read at home what was covered in class each day and answer the questions that pertain to each section of the play. Each class will begin with a discussion of material covered in class the previous day. FRIDAY - vocabulary homework is due from handout from last Friday in class- ACT prep test # 2 - We will work on this today in class. WEEK OF NOV. 3-7 "DO-NOWS - ANALOGIES - OVERHEAD TRANSPARENCIES MONDAY - reading quiz from The Crucible - Acts 1&2 - Homework check - Act 2 questions Homework - start Act. 3 of The Crucible-reading and answering questions Prepare for Wednesday's Vocab. and spelling tests TUESDAY- We will be listening to Act 3 and reading along - Students should re- read material covered in class - VOCAB AND SPELLING TESTS ON WEDNESDAY - STUDY!! WEDNESDAY-VOCAB. AND SPELLING TESTS -Lesson 2 -when finished work on Act 3. THURSDAY-Act 3 discussions and listening in class to Audio of the play. FRIDAY-ACT prep - finish working on last two ACT assignments - reading and language practice tests. WEEK OF NOV.10-14 MONDAY- "DO-NOW" -pg. 127 in English workbook-ananlogies - we will go over this in class as they finish - HOMEWORK- list and define words from pg.126- 127 that are unfamiliar: THE CRUCIBLE: finish Act3 - reading,discussing,and answering questions. TUESDAY- discuss words from homework: finish from Monday's discussions and questions. WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY--"DO NOW", pgs.128-129, analogies: READING QUIZ - ACT 3: ACT 4- reading parts in class.Students should re-read what was read in class and answer questions pertaining to read section. FRIDAY-Vocabulary lesson 3 due: given in class on Friday, Nov. 7: The Crucible, Act 4 WEEK OF NOV.17-21 MONDAY-catch-up/question day.Summary handouts available - TUESDAY- TEST - THE CRUCIBLE WEDNESDAY- Vocab. test 2 - there will be a few words from Unit 1 also on this test.Projects for The Crucible,along with Ruberic for grading, will be given out in class today - these are due Tuesday, Dec. 2 THURSDAY/FRIDAY-Movie - The Crucible WEEK OF DEC. 1-5 MONDAY- - Work on Projects that are due on Tuesday - Each student will present their own project on The Crucible. Vocabulary homework, unit 4 given - due Friday TUESDAY&WEDNESDAY - INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS ARE DUE FOR PRESENTATION.A DOCTOR'S EXCUSE WILL BE NEEDED IF STUDENT IS ABSENT ON EITHER OF THESE DAYS AND INTENDS TO PRESENT PROJECT ON A LATER DATE. THURSDAY-ACT REVIEW FRIDAY-ACT REVIEW
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